Power take-off rack



July 8, 1930. w. P. SCHLEMMER 1,770,253 POWER TAKE-OFF RACK Filed'July19, 1928 Patented duly '8, 19 39;

araar WALTER} scntnniuiuna, or FUL'rs, ILLiiToIs row-Ea TAKE-OFF BACKThis invention is a power takeoff rack for Applicationffiled July 19,

so that the power of, those wheels may be utilized for drivingmachinery;

The object of the invention is to provide a relatively simple anddurablerack for sup porting the rear axle of an automobile, the sameincluding adjusted axle standards and adjusted power shaft ournalboxes.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation showing the inventionmounted in position for use,a1rear wheel of the automobile being shownin dotted lines; I d V Figure 2 is a top plan view ofthe device alone, amid-section thereof being broken away; r

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional detail on the line 33 of Figure 2. I

The invention comprises a suitable rigid axle, and the jack (not shown),is removed,

leaving the axlelt raised upon the supports 8.

1928. Serial No. 293,902.

27 secured to the frame. Thus by turning the oranks-28 at the outer endsof the rods 23, the pulleys 18 may be readily moved longitudinallyrelative to the guide-ways 15, and may be readily brought intooo'ntact'with the tires 19, so as to be rotated and driven thereby.Power is then taken off through the pulley 20. The standards 9 are firstadjusted to the elevation required, and the axle 14 is then: jacked upoff the ground, after which the frame and standards are shoved in underthe While I have herein described a certain specific manner. and methodof constructing and assembling the elements of my inven-" tion, it isunderstood that I may vary from r the same inminor details, notdeparting from frame made up of the sills 1, posts 2, top rails 3, crossbars a and braces 5, allrigidly tied together.

The rear posts 2 are extended up- I Wardly as shown at 6, and are tappedout"- longitudinally to form threaded sockets 7. Axle supports 8 areprovided and have the threaded standards 9 seated in thesoekets 7.Sectional guy-rods 10, connected by turnbuckles 11, have their lowerends pinned at 12 to the sills 1, while their upper ends are hookedover, as shown at 13, and so adapted to releasably engage the upper sideof the axle of an automobiletnot shown). It will be noted that there arefourtop rails the spirit of my invention, so as best to construct apractical device for the purpose inrails on the posts, laterallyconnecting cross bars,"and frontal braces, the saidfrontal bracesangularlyconnecting the top of the frame with the said sills, axlesupports upon the top of-the forward end of'the frame, and I rearwardlydisposed sectional guy rods with,

"turnbuckles adjustably connecting the sec- 3, the same being arrangedin pairs at each v side of the frame, soasto formguide-waysf Journalboxes 16 are sl daltily mounted 15. in these guide-ways, and apowertake-off shaft 17 is journaled throughithese boxes, the" same havingfian edpulleys18 for frictionally engaging. the tires 19-of thewheel. A"I power takeoff pulley 20 is also mounted f tions of the guy rods, thelower sections of the said guy rods being pivoted to the said sills inopposition to the said frontal braces, and the upper sections of'the guyrods being hooked and adapted to engagefan axle upon the axle supportsfo r clamping the same firmlyto the frame. p 7 testimony whereof I aflixmy signature.-

'ff W ALTER P. SCHLEMM'ER.

upon one extremity of the said shaft 17. The journal boxes 16 areprovided withdepending lugs 21tapped at 22, and adjustment rods 23,having the medial threaded portions 2hare passedthroughthese lugs withthe portions 2 1 in threaded engagement with the'f same; The rear endsof the rods 24 carry the anchor disks 25 which are Journaled withinoffse;sockets 26 formed in anchor lugs 7

